Stephan Gerhardt
ON THE RECORD · 6 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“They're getting elderly⦠I don't want them to pass away without being convicted, because that would be an injustice to all the family members - that we captured these people, but we never got to try them and convict them for the mass murder that they did of our loved ones.”
Stephan Gerhardt · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-08
Gerhardt said his biggest concern was seeing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his alleged co-conspirators convicted before they died.
“If we would've not tortured them, the legal implications here would've been much, much simpler. They probably would've been sentenced to death a long time ago,”
Stephan Gerhardt · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-08
Gerhardt said the torture of defendants has made the legal process more complex and delayed justice for victims' families.
“I still have Ralph's car. I'm trying to restore it and get it in pristine shape again⦠We were recently visiting my parents, and we found some of his things that they were holding onto, and the emotion behind it is like, 'yeah, this is just some old stuff, but it belonged to my little brother'.”
Stephan Gerhardt · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-08
Gerhardt described restoring his late brother Ralph's car and finding belongings his parents had kept.
“It's a place I don't want to come back to. I want to live my life, enjoy my passions and my memories of Ralph,”
Stephan Gerhardt · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-08
Gerhardt said he looked forward to a time when the trial was over and he no longer had to travel to Guantanamo.
“I can't control what the government did, and we've got to live with the impacts.”
Stephan Gerhardt · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-08
Gerhardt acknowledged he could not control what the government did and must live with the consequences.
“I want to concentrate on the memories,”
Stephan Gerhardt · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-08
Gerhardt said he wished he no longer had to think about the case and wanted to focus on memories of his brother.